All Pets at Home articles – Page 20
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NewsPets at Home hires Wilkinson buying boss
Pets at Home has poached Wilkinson’s head of buying Peter Pritchard as its new trading director.
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NewsPets at Home poaches Wilkinson head of buying Peter Pritchard
Pets at Home has hired Wilkinson’s head of buying Peter Pritchard as its new trading director.
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AnalysisA cause for celebration
For staff to feel the benefit, retailers must capitalise on the awards they win, says Liz Morrelllise on the awards they win, says Liz Morrell
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NewsPets at Home profits soar
Retailer achieves recession-busting performance and downplays VAT threat as it plans 150 more stores
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AnalysisInternational expansion: A world of opportunity for retailers
As UK growth slows talk of overseas expansion is once again high on the retail agenda, but retailers need to pick their international markets with care, finds Liz Morrell
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Ideal Shopping Direct to rival Pets at Home with online and TV offer
Ideal Shopping Direct is launching a pets accessories website for pet owners, marking its entry into the pets market.
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Petbarn acquires Australian Pets At Home stores
Pet care specialist Petbarn has acquired all three Pets At Home stores in Australia and converted them to the Petbarn banner. The franchised units in Victoria are understood to have been converted in the past couple of months following the deal, which took place in February.Petbarn is one of Australia’s ...
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AnalysisPrivate equity rushes back into retail
After two years on the sidelines private equity money is back in retail. George MacDonald finds out why and what investors are looking for
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HobbyCraft aims high for new owner
Art and crafts retailer HobbyCraft has said it would aspire to surpass Pets at Home as a success story for its new owner, Bridgepoint, following its sale last week to the private equity investor for nearly £120m.
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NewsFormer Asda chief Tony DeNunzio installed as Pets at Home chairman
Pets at Home has hired former Asda president and chief executive Tony DeNunzio as its non-executive chairman to help drive growth under its new owner, private equity firm KKR.
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Analysis
How to be the best employer
Retailers fared well in this year’s Best Companies To Work For survey. Liz Morrell finds out why
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NewsOracle Retail Week Awards 2010: The Winners
The full list of winners from last night’s Oracle Retail Week Awards.
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AnalysisCountrywide: creating a modern proposition for rural retail
How has Countrywide overcome the challenges of rural retailing to become a modern proposition? George MacDonald finds out
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GalleryStore Designs on the future
Store design may have been on the back burner in the past 12 months, but John Ryan finds 2010 is shaping up to be better
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NewsMore retail deals on private equity’s radar
Renewed private equity activity and low retailer valuations raise the likelihood of another round of public-to-private deals, Oriel analysts believe.
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AnalysisBusiness sales: retail makeover tactics
After a year when retailers often got the cold shoulder, both private equity and IPO activity in the sector is picking up. Joanna Perry examines the makeover tactics retailers use to encourage a sale
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OpinionAxed Matalan sale is not the closing chapter for retail deals
The failed sale of Matalan yesterday came as little surprise to many.
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Analysis
Private equity deals
Pets at Home’s sale to KKR for £955m was the first firm sign that private equity is open for business again. Here, we ask what the deal tells us
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